Matías Mariotto made the coup, won the elections in Banfield and is the youngest president of the Professional Football League

Matías Mariotto He is 26 years old and after winning Saturday’s elections in Banfield became the new president of the centenary club of the South of Greater Buenos Aires and the youngest of the Professional Soccer League. In this way, the ruling party, embodied in the candidacy of Gabriel D’Angelofailed to give continuity to a management that began 12 years ago with Eduardo Spinosa to the head.

The Banfield Unit First list He won with 53.60 percent of the votes, compared to D’Angelo’s 46.40, main candidate on the list presented by Equipo Grande and which included a former soccer player, Damián Cebolla Giménezin the formula.

The new president of the Drill is the son of Gabriel Mariottowho in turn was Spinosa’s vice president in his second term at the club and vice governor of the province of Buenos Aires during Daniel Scioli’s administration in 2011.

As reported by the official Banfield account through its social networks, “more than 5,600 members cast their vote on a day with a record number of voters,” and it was added that “as stipulated by the Club Statute, the new Board of Directors will take office in the coming days.” The stipulated date is October 10 and, due to the little difference there was, there will be a minority of the defeated group in the new CD.

“Congratulations to the entire Banfil family for the great democratic day. And especially congratulations to the new president, Matías Mariotto, and to the entire new Board of Directors. Also to Gabriel D’Angelo and his list. The member elected at the polls and now everyone work for our beloved club,” wrote Spinosa, who did not participate in the elections as a candidate.

For his part, the new president offered his first words, visibly moved. “It was a long campaign. I am happy, but this affection is not for me: it is for what it represents. It is the genuine partner who is happy to achieve a new representation. We must get away from personalisms and these moments where perhaps one the curve is eating, we have to be calm”, she said through tears.